The author of the book “The End of the Regime: How Three European Dictatorships Ended” has been surprised by its success in Russia, where it has become a best seller and a topic of...
Book: The End of the Regime
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Increase in Manga Sales in US
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In 2022, manga sales in the United States saw an annual increase of 9%, according to ICv2’s analysis of data from NPD BookScan and from POS system ComicHub. In 2021, manga sales saw a 171.1%...
7000 Japanese Islands Found
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This is a bit funny: A recent survey by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan found that Japan has 7,000 more islands than previously thought, bringing the total amount of islands in Japanese...
Human Rights in Spain
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The Spanish parliament has passed legislation that expands abortion and transgender rights for teenagers while making Spain the first country in Europe to entitle workers to paid menstrual leave. The...
Anime: The Legend of Heroes – Trails of Cold Steel
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Crunchyroll has announced that the English dub for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War will debut on Friday. The dub features a cast of both returning characters from the...
The television ratings of various Japanese animations and programs aired from December 26 – January 1
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The highest-rated program was a rerun airing of the 2021 New Year’s Special for the live-action Solitary Gourmet (Kodoku no Gourmet) series which earned an 8.1% rating. Three airings of a binge...
Ichigoki’s Under Control!! Manga
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Jump released an introduction trailer for the new manga today… I will have to have a close look at it tonight. Sounds like fun. Both Viz Media’s English Shonen Jump app and Manga Plus confirmed...
Gundam: Witch from Mercury Anime Gets Novel Adaptation
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This is exciting news from Anime News Network today, the novelist Yūya Takashima is writing the novel adaptation of Gundam: Witch from Mercury anime. I started watching it recently and...
Steve Bronski from Bronski Beat Died
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Sad news from the music world, Steve Bronski from Bronski Beat died recently. I grew up listening to their music and still often do when I play my 80’s Apple Music playlist. Thank you for the...
Low Juvenile Crime Closes Detention Center
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Japan is famous for low crime; they are doing something right. I watched this morning a short report on NHK about detention center closure in Hokkaido since there is nobody to house there. ...
